Caldwell signs pro contract with Seattle

Former APSU, CHS point guard has sights set overseas

7:12 PM,
Jun. 10, 2014

Austin Peay guard Tyrone Caldwell (5) drives to the basket against Tennessee State in a game during his junior season in 2011-12. Caldwell will start his professional career this fall with the Seattle Mountaineers.

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Former Clarksville High and Austin Peay point guard Tyrone Caldwell will head west to take the first step in his professional career this fall.

The Seattle Mountaineers of the American Basketball Association signed the 6-foot guard to a contract Monday, and he plans to join the team for its preseason camp Sept. 5. Coach Don Sims said Caldwell will likely be the starting point guard for a team that has sent at least three players overseas every year since its founding nine years ago, including nine in 2009.

"He's a great point guard, but he has a lot to live up to," Sims said in a phone conversation ...